Bailey, Dawkins make All-Decade team

Two Broncos made the prestigious All-Decade team for the 2000’s, the team announced today.

Cornerback Champ Bailey and safety Brian Dawkins are now the 9th and 10th Broncos to be named to an All-Decade team, an honor selected by Pro Football Hall of Fame selection committee.

Bailey was a perennial Pro Bowler though the decade, half of which was spent in Washington and half in Denver. Dawkins played all but one year of the 2000s in Philadelphia, only becoming a Bronco in 2009.

Both players are currently in South Florida, preparing for the Pro Bowl, which will be played on Sunday at Sun Life Stadium.

The other Broncos to make an All-Decade team are:

1970s: CB Louis Wright, KR Rick Upchurch

1980s: KR Rick Upchurch

1990s: S Steve Atwater, RB Terrell Davis, QB John Elway, TE Shannon Sharpe, DE Neil Smith, T Gary Zimmerman (who was also a member of the 1980s team, from his time with the Vikings).

Nicki Jhabvala is a Broncos beat writer for The Denver Post. She was previously the digital news editor for sports. Before arriving in Denver, she spent five years at Sports Illustrated working primarily as its online NBA editor. She also spent two years as a home page editor at the New York Times.